Machine for delivering liquids.



No. 826,725. PATBNTED JULY 24, 1906. A. F. HUMPHREY, ,H. MoGRORY & F. D.SAUPP, JE-

MAGHINB-FOR DELIVERING LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE-7, 1905.

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UNITED- STATES PATENT ()FFIOE.

ALEXANDER F. HUMPHREY, OF ALLEGHENY, HENRY MOCRORY, OF

WILKINSBURG, AND FRANK D. SAUPP, JR, OF PITTSBURG, PENN- SYLVANIA.

MACHINE FQR DELIVERING LIQUIDS.

Patented July 24, 1906.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER F. HUM- PHREY, residing at Allegheny,HENRY Mo- ORoRY, residing at Wilkinsburg, and FRANK D. SAUPP, Jr.,residing at 'Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, State ofPennsylvania,

. citizens of the United States of America, have -a machine comprisingpositive and reliable means for elfectlng a perfect discharge ofpredetermined quantities of liquid which is contained within a suitablereceptacle. In this connection the invention is primarily intended as amachine adapted to be manually operated to deliver a prescribed quantityof erfumery upon a handkerchief or the like article.

The machine as an entirety primarily in volves a combination with asuitablecoincontrolling mechanism, said mechanism having means forpositioning, temporarily holding, and releasing a coin, said coin,together with a plunger, serving to actuate mechanism adapted to releasea quantity of perfumery. In connection with the discharge-controllingmechanism we employ valves for automatic- .ally controlling the passageof perfumery from its reservoir or receptacle and means for returningthe movable and actuated-parts of the mechanism to their normal positionready to be again manually operated in connection with a coin.

With these and many other objects in view, which will more readilyappear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, which will be more fully described, illustrated, and claimedhereinafter.

The essential features of the present invention involved in carrying outthe objects above specifiedare necessarily susceptible to structuralchange without departing from the spirit of the invention; but thepreferred embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the casing of our improvedmachine, illustrating the operating mechanism and the reservoir in sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a portion-of thecasing, illustrating a coin receptacle or drawer used in connection withthe machine. Fig. 3 1s a top plan view of the operating mechanism of themachine, the lidor cover of the casing being removed.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this application, thereference-numeral 1 designates a suitable casing, which may beconstructed either of wood or metal. The casing may be rectangular orcylindrical in sha e and is adapted to be supported from a wall or asuitable standard. This casing is provided with a hinged lid or cover 2,adapted to be locked in a closed position. The casing may be madeornamental in design, and within said casing we place a substantiallyL-shaped frame 3, adapted to support a reservoir or receptacle 4, thecoin-controlling mechanism, and the mechanism for controlling thedischarge of the contents of the receptacle or reservoir. Thesemechanisms are placed upon the frame 3, whereby they can be easily andquickly removed from the casing 1 should they need repairing, and wehave constructed said mechanisms whereby they will be free from alldanger of injury incurred by the use of the same.

The reservoir 4 is attached to the frame 3 by a suitable strap 5, andthe top of said reservoi'r is provided with a spout 6, having a suitablecap or cover 7, which can readily be removed when it is desired torefill or cleanse the reservoir or receptacle. The bottom of thereservoir is provided with an angular discharge-pipe 8, the end of whichprotrudes through openin s 9, formed centrally of the frame 3 and theottom of the casing 1. The end of the pipe 8 is provided with aliningsleeve 10, and the end of said pipe and said sleeve are cut awayto provide an angularlydisposed face 11.

Adjacent to the openings 9 we provide the frame 3 with anupwardly-extending bracket 12, in which is pivotally mounted a lever 14,the lower end of which is adapted to engage .head 25, carrying apiston-rod 26.

the beveled end of the pipe 8 and close said pipe. The upper end of thelever 14 bears against a spring 16, carried by the bracket 12. The lever14 constitutes a valve for controlling the discharge of perfumery, andthis valve is to be actuated by a coin-controlling mechanism which willbe presently described.

The frame 3 upon one side of the reservoir is provided with a bracket17, which supports a cylinder 18. One end of said cylinder is connectedby a curved pipe 19 to a T connection 20, which communicates with theinterior of the receptacle or reservoir 5 by a substantiallyinverted-U-shaped pipe 21. The T connection 20 carries a valve 22adapted to admit air to the reservoir or re- 3 ceptacle 5 to compensatefor the amount of p perfumery ejected from the reservoir. .valve 22 iscontrolled by a spring-actuated oted dog 24, which can only be swung inone direction.

The

lever 23, carrying upon its lower end a piv- In the cylinder 18 ismounted a piston- The outer end of the piston-rod is screw-threaded toreceive a flanged nut 27, and between this .nut and the head of thecylinder 18 is mounted a coiled spring 28, which surrounds thepiston-rod 26. to adjust the stroke of the piston-rod 26, the tension ofthe spring 28 servin to retard the The nut 27 is employed rearwardmovement of the p unger, consequently the force at which the airadmitted by the valve 22 is injected into the receptacle formed in thefront wall or side of the casing 1. In the oplposite end of theguide-casing 30 is mounte a spring-retained member 34, having anupwardly-extending projection and a depending L-shaped arm 36. The

.standard 29 also supports a coin-chute 37 and may support acoin-receptacle 38.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings we have illustrated a receptacle 39,conforming to a drawer which is adapted to slide in the casing 1 and belocked therein by suitable means. This drawer may be used in lieu of thereceptacle 38. (Illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.)

The front or side wall of the casing 1 is provided with avertically-disp osed slot 40, which may be provided with a sleeve or anescutcheon-plate 41 to guide the coins into the chute 37 and into theguide-casing 30. The to of the guide-casing is provided with a suita leslot (designated 42) to admit coins and with a slot 43 to permit of thecoins dropping into the receptacle 38 after they have served theirpurpose.

The substantially -L-shaped frame 3 is provided with a suitable handle,preferably conforming to a hook, as indicated at 44, whereby the framecan be bodily removed from the boX or casing 1.

In operation we will assume that a quantity of air is in the-cylinder18, and to cause a quantity of perfumeryto be ejected from the machine acoin of a suitable denomination is deposited in the machine through thesl0t41. The coin then drops down the chute 37 through slot 42 into theuide-casing 30, where it forms a connectingink between the plunger 31and the spring-retained member 34. Upon the operator pushing inwardlyupon the headed rod 32 the coin is moved forwardly until it reaches theslot 43, when it drops into a suitable receptacle. The forward movementof the coin actuate s the member 34, which strikes the flanged nut 27and moves the piston-head 25 rearwardly. This operation has caused theair contained Within the cylinder 18 to be forced upwardly through thepipes 19 and 21 into the reservoir or receptacle 4. Simultaneously withthe forward movement of the member 34 the arm 36 strikes the upper end15 of the lever 14 and opens the dischar e end of the pipe 8, permittinga quantity 0 Perfumery to be deposited upon a handkerchief or the likearticle. The springs 16 and 28 are adapted to return their respectiveparts to their normal position, the spring-actuated member 34 havingv.When the projection 35 engages the dog 24 on its return movement, thevalve 22 is opened to admit a prescribed quantity of air to the cylinder18 the quantity being determined by the length of time the dog 24 .ismoved by the projection 35. After the dog has been actuated by theprojection 35 the valve 22 is turned by the spring-actuated arm 23 andcaused to return to its normal position, and the machine is in positionto be operated again by depositing a coin therein. We have employed asuitable spout 45 to protect the protruding end of the discharge-pipe 8;but in some instances this spout may be readily dispensed with.

In order that the amount of air ejected into the reservoir or receptacle4 maybe regulated, the flanged nut 27 can be adjusted upon thepiston-rod 26. Consequently the stroke of the piston-head can begoverned. Another and very important feature of our invention resides inthe novel construction of the frame 3. We have made this frame so it canbe conveniently removed from the casing 1 by simply removing the rod 32,which is threaded into the plunger 31. The receptacle or reservoir 4 canbe conveniently refilled when it IIO is removedfrom the casing, and theadjustable parts of the machine can also be readily manipulated when theoperating mechanism as an entirety is removed.

We do not care to confine ourselves to the use of the coin-controllingmechanism employed to actuate the operating mechanism of the machine, asthe machine may be constructed to conform to various shapes where thetype of coin-controlling mechanism which we have illustrated would be adisadvantage and could not be used. Therefore we may employ other coincontrolling mechanism than that illustrated to accomplish the samepurpose.

It is thought from the foregoing that the construction, operation, andadvantages of the herein-described machine will be apparent withoutfurther description, and various changes in the form, proportion, andminor detai s of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantagesthereof.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the type described, the combination with a suitablecasing, of a frame detachably mounted within said casing, a reservoircarried by said frame, a cylinder supported by said frame, pipes carriedby said reservoir, one of said pipes communicating with said cylinder,an air-valve located upon said last-named pipe, a valve carried by theother of said pipes, a spring-retained plunger mounted within saidcasing and adapted to be operated from without said casing, a pistonmounted in said cylinder and actuated by said plunger, said plungerbeing adapted to operate the last-namedvalve when moving in onedirection and actuate said air-valve when moving in an oppositedirection, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the type described, the

combination with a suitable casing, of a frame detachably mounted withinsaid casing, a reservoir carried by said frame, a cylinder supported bysaid frame and communicating with said reservoir, a plunger slidablysupported by said frame, a discharge-pipe carried by said reservoir, aspring-actuated valve mounted adjacent to the discharge end of said pipeand adapted to be actuated by the forward movement of said plunger,mean's actuated by the forward movement of said plunger to force airinto said reservoir,

and means actuated by the rearward movement of said plunger to admit airinto said cylinder, substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the type described, the combination with a suitablecasing, of a frame detachably mounted in said casing, a reservoircarried by said frame, a dischargepipe leading from said reservoir, aplunger mounted upon said frame, means to temporarily hold the contentsof said reservoir within said discharge-pipe, means actuated by theforward movement of said plunger to force air into said cylinder, andmeans simultaneously actuated by said plunger to release the first-namedmeans, substantially as described.

' 4.. In a machine of the type described, the combination with asuitable casing and a reservoir arranged in said casing, of anaircompressing device, a pipe leading from said air-compressing deviceinto the upper part of the reservoir, a valve arranged on said pipe, adischarge-pipe leading from the bottom of the reservoir to the outsideof the casing, a valve closing said discharge-pipe and means extendingoutside of the casing for successively operating the air-compressingdevice, the valves on the pipe leading therefrom to the reservoir andthe valve on the dischargepipe leading from the reservoir, in the'ordernamed.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALEXANDER F. HUMPHREY. HENRY MOGRORY. FRANK D. SAUPP, JR.

Witnesses:

A. M. WILSON, K. H. BUTLER.

